Save the Cat!®

The Beat Sheet Screenwriting Workshop

In the Beat Sheet Workshop, you’ll be guided by José Silerio, who was personally trained by Blake Snyder, and lock down your title, logline, and the 15 beats that will become the backbone of your screenplay.

“Having taken one of the very first STC! Beat Sheet Workshops, I was able to rework a script of mine which later sold to Tom Shadyac and Universal. The workshop is quite simply the best out there for any level of writer. If you liked the book… you’ll absolutely love the workshop!” - Ben Frahm, Screenwriter, Dr. Sensitive

“After Blake passed away, I was so elated that José was able to teach the Advanced Board Class for several of us writers! It was an amazing weekend and I truly believe Blake was with us. José  helped me really shape my story. He asked me the tough questions that need to be answered at the card level before getting into the pages. José is just as talented a storyteller as he is encouraging. So that really does make him a Blake protégé. Anyone considering taking his workshops, should definitely sign up. Save the Cat! will live on!!” - David Katz, CEO, Katz Creative Enterprises, Inc.

“I was recently a part of a Board Master Class that José led and he did an outstanding job! José knows Blake’s method and can readily explain and expound on it. He offered a variety of creative suggestions and ideas. My script, as well as the others by fellow classmates, are better as a result.” - Art Fuller

“I took the Board Master Class in August with José, and he did an excellent job. José knows Blake’s method of story structure extremely well. He offered some great ideas about how to bring out the best in the story. By the end of the workshop, all of our scripts had improved greatly. It was as though Blake was there with us — looking down and smiling — happy and proud that his work is being carried on.” - Sandi Craig

Over the course of a weekend, you will:

- Learn the difference between a pitch and a logline, and why you must nail each one.
- Lock down your logline with the Save the Cat! mini-story template to get out of any logline jam.
- Learn the 15 key beats found in any story to make yours resonate with what is “primal.”
- Crack the “Magical Midpoint” — the secret of every story’s power.
- Find out why the Opening Image and the Final Image are your way to “doublecheck the math” of a hero’s transformation.
- Practice your pitch and improve your technique in front of a friendly group of fellow writers eager to help you succeed.
- Network with other writers and get the opportunity to continue working at free Cat! writing groups, as well as be considered for the invitation-only Master Board Class.

The Workshop Schedule

Day One

- Find your story according to Blake’s four elements of every successful logline.
- Crack your story and your hero’s transformation with the Opening Image, Midpoint, and Final Image.

Day Two

- “Beat out” the remaining beats of your story using the Blake Snyder Beat Sheet (the BS2) .
- Pitch your story to the class using the 15 key beats every successful movie must have.

Check the calendar for the latest Beat Sheet Workshop schedule.

Next Available Beat Sheet Workshop:

LOS ANGELES
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 1-2
9:00 am - 6:00 pm (with 1-hour lunchbreak)

$395 

Enroll now and receive a $20 discount on Blake’s Story Structure Software.

Please contact Rich Kaplan at rich@blakesnyder.com.